HOUSE BILL No. 5022


     October 20, 1999, Introduced by Rep. Richner and referred to the Committee on Family
and Civil Law.


        A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

   "Revised judicature act of 1961,"

   by amending section 302 (MCL 600.302), as amended by 1993

   PA 190.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 302.  (1) For the election of judges, the state is

 2    divided into 4 judicial districts.  Each district is entitled to

 3    elect 7 judges.  The districts are constituted and numbered as

 4    follows:

 5         District 1 consists of the counties of Wayne, Monroe, and

 6    Lenawee.

 7         District 2 consists of the counties of Genesee, Shiawassee,

 8    Oakland, and Macomb.

 9         District 3 consists of the counties of Berrien, Cass,

10    St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale, Washtenaw, Livingston, Jackson,


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 1    Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Allegan, Barry, Kent, Ottawa, and

 2    Muskegon.

 3         District 4 consists of the counties of Eaton, Ingham, Ionia,

 4    Montcalm, Clinton, Gratiot, Saginaw, Tuscola, Lapeer, St. Clair,

 5    Sanilac, Huron, Bay, Midland, Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana,

 6    Mason, Lake, Osceola, Clare, Gladwin, Arenac, Iosco, Ogemaw,

 7    Roscommon, Missaukee, Wexford, Manistee, Benzie, Grand Traverse,

 8    Leelanau, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Alpena,

 9    Montmorency, Otsego, Antrim, Emmet, Charlevoix, Cheboygan,

10    Presque Isle, Mackinac, Chippewa, Luce, Schoolcraft, Alger,

11    Delta, Menominee, Dickinson, Marquette, Iron, Baraga, Houghton,

12    Keweenaw, Gogebic, and Ontonagon.

13         (2) ANY CHANGE IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES SHALL

14    BE DETERMINED BY USING POPULATION DATA FROM THE UNITED STATES

15    BUREAU OF THE CENSUS IDENTICAL TO THOSE FROM THE ACTUAL ENUMERA-

16    TION CONDUCTED BY THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF THE CENSUS FOR THE

17    APPORTIONMENT OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE

18    OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES DECENNIAL CENSUS.

19    DISTRICT BOUNDARIES SHALL NOT BE DETERMINED BY USING CENSUS

20    BUREAU POPULATION COUNTS DERIVED FROM ANY OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING,

21    BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE USE OF STATISTICAL SAMPLING TO ADD OR

22    SUBTRACT POPULATION BY INFERENCE.  OTHER GOVERNMENTAL CENSUS FIG-

23    URES OF TOTAL POPULATION MAY BE USED IF TAKEN SUBSEQUENT TO THE

24    LAST DECENNIAL UNITED STATES CENSUS AND THE UNITED STATES CENSUS

25    FIGURES ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT.  A CON-

26    TRACT MAY BE ENTERED INTO WITH THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU OR

27    ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL UNIT TO MAKE ANY SPECIAL CENSUS IF THE



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 1    LATEST UNITED STATES DECENNIAL CENSUS FIGURES ARE NOT ADEQUATE

 2    FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT.




















































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